Sappho in the Making - The Early Reception (Paperback)

This book offers the first interdisciplinary and in-depth study of the cultural practices and ideological paradigms that conditioned the politics of the "reading" of Sappho's songs in the early and most pivotal stages of her reception. In this wide-ranging synthesis, Dimitrios Yatromanolakis investigates visual representations and ancient texts in their synchronic and diachronic multilayeredness to trace the discursive nexuses that defined the making of "Sappho" in the late archaic, classical, and early Hellenistic periods. Offering a systematic analysis of the contextual cues provided by vase paintings and focusing on the sociocultural institution of the symposion, this book explores the intricate modes of the assimilation of Sappho's poetry into diverse social, aesthetic, and performative contexts. Drawing on a number of disciplines, including archaeology, papyrology, and anthropology, "Sappho in the Making" articulates a new methodological Problematik on the reception of archaic Greek socioaesthetic cultures.

General

Imprint:	Harvard University Center for Hellenic Studies
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Hellenic Studies Series
Release date:	2008
First published:	2008
Authors:	Dimitrios Yatromanolakis
Dimensions:	235 x 156 x 26mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	442
ISBN-13:	978-0-674-02686-5
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > Classical, early & medieval Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Poetry & poets > General Promotions
LSN:	0-674-02686-1
Barcode:	9780674026865

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